The official length for a marathon race is 26.2 miles. How many yards long is a marathon? How many feet?

1 Answer
Oct 28, 2016

#138,336# feet
#46,112# yards

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Explanation:

So, first of all, we are told that a marathon race is #26.2# miles. We are asked to give the equal length in yards and feet.

It is really helpful to remember a few conversion factors:

1) #1# mile=#5,280# feet
2) #1# miles=#1,760# yards

So let's start with converting miles to feet...
Since each mile equals #5,280# feet, let's multiply #26.2# by #5,280#, which equals to #138,336# feet.

Great! Now let's convert from miles to yards.
Since each mile equals #1,760# yards, let's multiply #26.2# by #1,760#, which equals to #46,112# yards.

Hope this helps!